Windows 10: Why do all the printers show driver unavailable.

We have a Window 10 2019 Server and repeatedly users have issues printing. When we look at the Printers & Scanners on the server all the printer have a status of either 'Driver unavailable' or 'Device Offline'. I am an app developer and get the first call, what can I look for or have the sys admins look at?

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printer driver is unavailable

Hi Robert,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I regret the inconvenience caused to you. We will be glad to assist you with this issue.

It would be grateful if you can reply to this question in order to assist you further:

• How exactly did you try to download the drivers?
• Did you try to check if the printer driver's are shown in the device manager?

Let's try the following steps and check if it helps:

Step 1: Run Hardware and device Troubleshooter.

• Type troubleshooting in the search bar and select it.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click Hardware and device
  troubleshooter.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.
• Check if issue persists.

Step 2: I suggest you to visit the manufacturer website of the printer and download and install the latest drivers and check if it helps.

Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

printer driver unavailable

Hello Chris,

The error that you received might be due to the incompatibility of the driver or the driver has been corrupted. To help you out with your concern, we suggest that you install the driver in compatibility mode and check if the issue persists. You may refer
to the steps provided by Vinodh_Kumar V on January 16, 2016 which can be found on this
thread.

Let us know the outcome and if you need further assistance.

 

Driver unavailable for my Epson XP-640 printer

Hi Mike,

When you are getting the error message saying your "Driver is unavailable." when using your printer in Windows 10, it is possible that this is because of incompatible or incorrect drivers.

For us to better assist you with this concern, we need to ask a few questions:

• Were there any changes made prior to this issue?
• Do you get the same issue when using other printers?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

To help resolve the issue, you can refer to the information and steps provided in

Sayan_Ghosh's post on this
link.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thank you.